Icelanders coexist with many types of danger and not a few have lost their lives as a result of volcanic eruptions, avalanches, earthquakes and other natural disasters. The ICE-SAR rescue teams have gathered knowledge and experience that allows them to react quickly to all the dangers that beset and threaten inhabited areas and travelers on land. A commanding selection of equipment, targeted training and educational work, alongside the efficient organization of the National SAR Command and Area SAR Commands, ensures a rapid and professional response to danger at any given location. The ICE-SAR rescue teams number about 100, within, there are thousands of people who are always available when needed. The professionalism that characterizes the work of Icelandic rescue teams has brought worldwide attention. The specialist training undertaken by particular rescue groups has resulted in exceptional knowledge of the various conditions that are known to occur, both at sea and on land. ICE-SAR seeks dedicated knowledge far and wide, within Iceland and overseas. Mountaineers of Iceland support ICE-SAR The Emergency Call or "Neydarkall" is an annual fundraising for all units of ICE-SAR that give out a keychain figure to supporters. This year´s figure is a member of the snowmobile search and rescue team. Mountaineers of Iceland is the biggest snowmobile tour operator in Iceland and of course we support the ICE-SAR and donated. With the donation, we received this statue of the snowmobile team member! Donations Donating is a great way to show your support for the Icelandic Association for Search and Rescue (ICE-SAR). ICE-SAR is a nonprofit, noncommercial, volunteer-based organization that specializes in search and rescue services on land and at sea around the coast of Iceland. To make a donation by credit card please use this link for a safe online transaction. SafeTravel If you are traveling in Iceland

Icelanders coexist with many types of danger and not a few have lost their lives as a result of volcanic eruptions, avalanches, earthquakes and other natural disasters. The ICE-SAR rescue teams have gathered knowledge and experience that allows them to react quickly to all the dangers that beset and threaten inhabited areas and travelers on

We at Mountaineers of Iceland had the chance to meet and travel with two very inspiring travel creators and would like to share the Josh & Alex Iceland Travel Look-Book. "We are two best friends from Yorkshire, England whose lives changed after traveling around Indonesia in 2016 and releasing our first lifestyle video of our trip. We traveled to Iceland in October to experience the very best the country has to offer and to capture and create beautiful content. We choose Iceland because we were inspired to see it after watching Justin Bieber's Ill Show You video. We always had the northern lights and the incredible waterfalls on our bucket list and we were lucky enough to be able to tick all of these off. These photographs below tell our story." "What a great trip! Thank you, Mountaineers of Iceland, so much for making our trip so so special!" Next up for the brothers in arms is a month working in the UK and then on too beautiful Bali for December. "After that who knows, we never really know until last minute!" If you want to keep up with Josh and Alex then we recommend you follow their adventure on Instagram. If you want to experience Iceland in the way that these adventurous travelers did you can find some once in a lifetime tours here

We at Mountaineers of Iceland had the chance to meet and travel with two very inspiring travel creators and would like to share the Josh & Alex Iceland Travel Look-Book. “We are two best friends from Yorkshire, England whose lives changed after traveling around Indonesia in 2016 and releasing our first lifestyle video of our trip. We

Emissions and reforestation When it comes to any field of our lives, we need to be aware of our environment and the precious nature that sustains all life. It is a sad fact that environmental pollution is threatening our planet and thereby our very own existence. However, there is light in the dark. When it comes to protecting the environment, the tourist sector is a big factor and plays an important role. In recent years, ecotourism or sustainable tourism as it‘s often referred to as, has been growing around the world and it could be said that the that the UN‘s declaration of ecotourism in 2002 was a milestone for this ongoing mission of protecting our planet. All sectors within the tourist industry need to reflect and look for ways in which they can reduce or better yet eliminate pollution, especially but not limited to CO2 emission, as well as look for projects they can support. For example, reforestation and reclamation projects, environmental conservation and litter picking, and even supporting advances in eco-friendly technology, such as solar and wind power projects, electric vehicles are all worthy projects. If all tour operators and travel agencies put their weights on the scale of ecotourism and take the UN declaration to heart putting its guidelines into practice, it will be possible for us to start an environmental revolution resulting in a massive positive impact. This needs to take place not only in tourism, but in all sectors and all industries, all over the world. Mountaineers of Iceland have been exploring ways in which to reduce our CO2 emissions, as well as seeking ways in how to bind the emissions already taking place. In terms of supporting environmental projects, Mountaineers have chosen to team up with the Soil Conservation Service of Iceland and Bláskógabyggð

Emissions and reforestation When it comes to any field of our lives, we need to be aware of our environment and the precious nature that sustains all life. It is a sad fact that environmental pollution is threatening our planet and thereby our very own existence. However, there is light in the dark. When it